Some uncomfortable truths about AI coding agents

Re:Some uncomfortable truths about AI coding agents by jp57 on Friday March 27, 2026 @06:03PM (#47548941)

Honest question: Is inference actually being sold at a loss? I.e. does inference itself cost more to run than we're being charged, or are the companies operating at a loss because they're spending more on training than the margins they get from inference?

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Re:Some uncomfortable truths about AI coding agents by borealis-dev on Friday March 27, 2026 @07:08PM (#47549570)

Companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are particularly sneaky about reporting numbers, but there's good reason to believe it is: https://www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/

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Re:Some uncomfortable truths about AI coding agents by ajam1507 on Saturday March 28, 2026 @11:18AM (#47555374)

Even if an AI company spends more on inference than their revenue, that does not mean that they are selling inference at a loss.

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